India’s growing cocaine habit

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India’s growing cocaine habit

ANOTHER western import is sweeping India,
with cocaine proving increasingly popular as the country goes through an economic boom.

It has stiff anti-drug laws, but India's elite are increasingly turning to the drug.
"It's all linked with purchasing power," said Kiran Bedi, a police official who runs a drug treatment centre. "Cocaine is expensive. You've got to have money for it, and now more people have money. It becomes a matter of keeping up with the Joneses."

The drug costs more than £54 a gram. More than 40% of the country's one billion people live on less than 54p a day.
Another problem is heroin, on sale cheaply in much of India, and thought responsible for an Aids crisis in the country's north-east.–AP

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/65425.html

 

[kevz]

Hell yes

 

[guywithtoaster]

shit 54 euros is alot for a gram, thats like more than $60 american dollars

i get grams for like $20 to $30

 

[college_dropout]

Try living in Australia where a gram of good coke is $350. And I'm sure there would be much more demand for it here than in India.

 

[Blind Melon]

cheap heroin? who the fuck needs cocaine in a situation like that?

The article makes sense though. Plus it was short, I liked that too.

 

[TheodoreRoosevelt]

i get grams for like $20 to $30

Wow your my hero. How can I be so cool too?

India is becoming much more conservative, which is why it is enjoying such growth recently. Is increased cocaine use an indicator for economic growth in most cases?

 

[jml0423]

Wow your my hero. How can I be so cool too?

India is becoming much more conservative, which is why it is enjoying such growth recently. Is increased cocaine use an indicator for economic growth in most cases?

dont diss thats how much yay is in the us

 

[Coolio]

Cocaine goes for $100/g in the US all the time, if you don't have a good hookup. 54EUR is $100.

 

[johanneschimpo]

^ you must not live in the US, $100 a gram is fucking ridiculous
...and 54 euros is more like $70, not $100
theres a lot of europeans on this board so don't try to slip that conversion by, they'll notice

 

[funknsoul1]

yeah.. i don't think coke goes for 100 a gram in the U.S. at all, though many reporters like to say so... i mean, even rich dudes that get ripped off get eightballs for like 180 - maybe 200 for home delivery or something to the fat cats. standard in most of the country is like $60 a gram give or take $10 -- many people sell 1/8 oz. for around 100-150

i'm not suprised coke is that expensive in india though. i would imagine the penalties for smuggling are fairly harsh.

 

[Coolio]

A gram price has nothing to do with an 1/z price. 8balls are usually twice the price of a gram even though they're 3.5g. And I said $100/g if you don't have a good hookup. $30/g is a great hookup, $50-60/g is a good hookup. Rich white high school/college kids routinely pay $100/g for grams and $60/8th for pot.

Also I meant GBP, not EUR. They used a pound symbol. They meant $100.

 

[on_the_rise_5]

is cocaine not growing world over? i know here in Australia it is certainly becoming a much more used drug and quality is also going up, but i think u americans should really hand ur prices onto us australias hehe

 

[TheodoreRoosevelt]

is cocaine not growing world over? i know here in Australia it is certainly becoming a much more used drug and quality is also going up

Most of the world is doing better economically (and therefore, in just about every other way as well). It would make alot of sense if rising cocaine use was somehow related to economics - perhaps it is a marker for economic growth and activity.

 

[phr]

Drug use among the middle and upper classes is a sign of a larger disposable income, and therefore greater wealth. Many poor countries do not have drug problems(compared to the 3rd world), especially if they don't produce any drugs.

 

[yepyepwoah]

A gram price has nothing to do with an 1/z price. 8balls are usually twice the price of a gram even though they're 3.5g. And I said $100/g if you don't have a good hookup. $30/g is a great hookup, $50-60/g is a good hookup. Rich white high school/college kids routinely pay $100/g for grams and $60/8th for pot.

Also I meant GBP, not EUR. They used a pound symbol. They meant $100.

i've never heard of anyone paying $100 a gram for coke, even rich white suburban kids. you're crazy.

 

[funknsoul1]

i've never heard of anyone paying $100 a gram for coke, even rich white suburban kids. you're crazy.

me either. the rich kids & the rich adults - i've still never seen that kind of price fly. i'm deep south, maybe that's why.. but that's crazy.

 

[ChemicalSmiles]

Ive heard of 100 a gram but never saw anyone buy it.

I never would sell a gram over 50 or a ball over 150. But, im glad im out of that game now.

 

[Coolio]

Yeah I'm in the northeast. The only cheap drugs here are crack and heroin. (it's cheaper to go to the nearest city and get crack and turn it to cocaine hcl for a lot of people)

 

[Don Luigi]

A gram price has nothing to do with an 1/z price. 8balls are usually twice the price of a gram even though they're 3.5g. And I said $100/g if you don't have a good hookup. $30/g is a great hookup, $50-60/g is a good hookup. Rich white high school/college kids routinely pay $100/g for grams and $60/8th for pot.

Also I meant GBP, not EUR. They used a pound symbol. They meant $100.

It's the same with speed where I live in that you get a gram of speed for £10 but 1/8th oz for £20 but you can get grams for as low as £7.

I dont know which is the lesser of two evils. Should they stick to their cheap heroin or buy expensive coke?

 

[clever name]

i've never heard of anyone paying $100 a gram for coke, even rich white suburban kids. you're crazy.

for quality coke,yes 100/g is a good price.the average price for a kilo in nyc is 30-50g's.if you're buying 30-50$/g coke,just thing how many people you are away from a guy wit a kilo when you go buy a few grams.most coke dealers try for 50%- 100% profit!